Saturday 24 April 2010

Woodland Opportunists

The white flowers of spring on the floor of the woods take their chance before deep shade takes over. Soon the heavy foliage will dominate but this is one of those special in between times when some species come into their own. Near the stream by Shorts Lane you can see both the Wood Anemone (above) with its more feathery leaves and the Wood Sorrel with its habit of folding wings.



Planted daffodils are becoming more common and must not be allowed to dominate. Wild daffodils are one thing but it's becoming more of a thing for those with a few spare bulbs to put them in any patch of land. This changes the character of our wilder places so that when you do see genuine wild plants it's no longer a special sight.

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